used for saying what was true or what happened regularly in the past , especially when you want to emphasize that this is not true or does not happen now (用于表示过去真实或经常性的行为,特别强调现在不那样了)过去 | I used to enjoy gardening, but I don’ t have time for it now. 我过去喜爱园艺,但现在没时间去弄了。 |
| They always used to ring me and say what they were doing. 他们过去总是打电话来告诉我他们在做些什么。 |
| Where did you use to live before you moved here? 你搬到这里来之前住在哪儿呢? |
| I didn’ t use to like him, but now we’ re good friends. 我以前不喜欢他,但现在我们成了好朋友。 |
| Customers didn’ t use to want to shop from home. 消费者过去不愿意在家购物。 |
| There used not to be so much violence. 过去没这么多暴力行为。 |